Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has acquired a stake in the mixed martial arts Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Welcome to the League @MoneyLynch!
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 29, 2021
This investment is only the latest one for “Beast Mode,” who is an investor in NRG eSports, owns a Fan Controlled Football team, and recently joined the ownership group of the Oakland Roots soccer team.
As an investor, Lynch will collaborate on efforts to continue the growth of MMA worldwide and is expected to launch a new clothing line in conjunction with the PFL. Tonight, the PFL will debut the “Beast Mode Fighter of the Night” award.
“The Professional Fighters League is excited to welcome Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch to our world-class sports ownership group,” said PFL CEO, Peter Murray. “Beast Mode’s winning spirit and passion to build disruptive and innovative companies in sports is the perfect fit for PFL and MMA, which is the fastest growing sport in the world with 550 million plus fans and the youngest fanbase of all major sports.”
As his recent string of investments demonstrates, Lynch grasps the power and excitement of ownership. In a press release, he emphasized that he’s “really on that owner hype right now…Ownership allows you to be closer to the action, to keep learning and making a difference.”
The PFL, which is reportedly valued at $400 million, has a number of other famous Black investors, including Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Hart, and Ray Lewis.
